For this third day of Group A, the Dominican Republic continues its perfect course by dominating Angola (67-75), thus recording a third victory in a row. After two big outings, Karl-Anthony Towns did not shine this time, with only 8 points in 15 minutes. But the main thing is elsewhere for the interior.
“It’s the World Cup, it’s not about statistics”reacted the Wolves player at a press conference. “We talk about the pride of representing your country, of winning. We wanted to be able to win three matches in a row and be first in our group. We have a special team and nobody believed in us. »
The star of the selection, on the other hand, was much more talkative about his coach Nestor Garcia.
“We train with one of the best coaches in the world and we think we can do something unique. From the bottom of my heart, the whole country must send gratitude, love to Coach Che. Without him, I don’t know if all of this would be possible. When we are not on the floor, we are with the coach, we talk, we joke, we laugh with him. We constantly want to talk to him about basketball, but not only. He’s a life coach, not just a basketball coach, that’s what makes him special. »
His first sentence is very strong: the technician would be a world reference. Really ?
“I insist: he is one of the best coaches in the world”, confirms Karl-Anthony Towns. “I have known incredible coaches in the NBA, among the best in the world. A great coach is a coach who gets the most out of his players, who makes his troops work, brings them to the court with a smile. Che always finds a way to do this, no matter the situation or the pressure. »
| Karl Anthony Towns | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | MIN | 82 | 32 | 54.3 | 34.1 | 81.1 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 82 | 37 | 54.2 | 36.7 | 83.2 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 25.1 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 82 | 36 | 54.5 | 42.1 | 85.8 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 21.3 |
| 2018-19 | MIN | 77 | 33 | 51.8 | 40.0 | 83.6 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 24.4 |
| 2019-20 | MIN | 35 | 34 | 50.8 | 41.2 | 79.6 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 26.5 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 50 | 34 | 48.6 | 38.7 | 85.9 | 2.7 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 24.8 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 74 | 34 | 52.9 | 41.0 | 82.2 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 24.6 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 29 | 33 | 49.5 | 36.6 | 87.4 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 20.8 |
| Total | 511 | 34 | 52.6 | 39.5 | 83.5 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 23.0 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
